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Pin-tailed Sandgrouse (Pterocles alchata), family Pteroclidae, order Pterocliformes, Israel

photograph by Moshe Ben Artzi

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March 18th, 2021

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valvata snail............

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Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

Humboldt County, California

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This picture makes me so emotional... I would never hurt you, sensitive little damselfly

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(Armadillo officinalis)

she is eating a cookie

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i love these wacky guys

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also funny/kind of sad to me that this is merlin’s habitat photo for ring-billeds 😭

The way people demonize seagulls is actually unreal. Almost all of their natural habitat has been destroyed (almost all coastal areas have been developed, destroying natural sand dune ecosystems) and they're doing their best to adapt. They're literally just trying to survive. You're in their home. The vitriol some people have for these gorgeous sea birds just because they're not shy about snatching food if you're not cautious is insane

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Partly because people drop food scraps, but parking lots provide a lot of flat open space so gulls can see predators approaching. I’ll often see them standing around on soccer pitches or flat roofs for the same reason!

The way people demonize seagulls is actually unreal. Almost all of their natural habitat has been destroyed (almost all coastal areas have been developed, destroying natural sand dune ecosystems) and they're doing their best to adapt. They're literally just trying to survive. You're in their home. The vitriol some people have for these gorgeous sea birds just because they're not shy about snatching food if you're not cautious is insane

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Toxonevra superba

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5 am at the banding station

end of my first season tomorrow! it’s been a really cool experience

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potter wasp i saw today that came with a built-in smiley :)

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I was born under an old board and I ate loam to grow to 1 inch long

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You can look at me like that all you want. I hate you too.

Graureiher (grey heron) am Max-Eyth-See, Mühlhausen.

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adding to my portfolio of bird soyjaks

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herg i love you i miss you

iNaturalist reblog game: post your top 5 most observed species. i'll go first